Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03

Ordinance read the first time Oct. 6, 1885,
read a second time Oct. 20, 1886, and togethef
with substitute laid on the table. taken from
the table Nov. 3, 1885, amended by substitute
as follows and passed;
AN ORDINANCE to be entitled An Ordinance
TO provide for tho improvement of the side
walks Of the city OF Savannah.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in
Council assembled, and IL is hereby ordained
by the authority of the same, That said city
be divided into ten parts, to be known as
Sidewalk divisions A, b, q, ID, K, II, G, III,
and X.
SEC. 2. And IL is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid. That Division A shall In-
clude that portion of said city bounded by
East Broad, West Broad, Bay and the SOUTH
ern line of Liberty street. Division shall
include all that portion of said city bounded
by the southern line OF Liberty street, Castor,
Price and Tattnall streets. Division g shall
include all that portion OF said city bounded
by CASTOR. Bolton. Lincoln and Barnard
streets. Division ID shall include that portion
Of said city bounded by Bolton, Anderson.
AbercOrn and Barnard streets. Division IL
shall include that portion OF said city bounded
by Bay and Liberty streets extended and be-
tween East Broad and randolph streets.
Division + shall include that portion of said
city bounded by River. New. West Broad and
West Boundary streets. Division q Ehall in
clude that portion of said city bounded by q
line beginning At the corner of CASTOR and
Lincoln streets, running thence 10 Bolton
htTteb, lucntt 70 ADtitDTu hlTttbs bHbnCb tV
Anderson street. thence TO Habersham street.
thence to CASTOR street. and thence to the
point of beg inning. Division III shall include
that portion Of said city west Of TattnalI
street and between New and Liberty streets
on the north and CASTOR street on the south.
Division shall include that portion of said
city west OF Barnard street between CASTOR
and Anderson streets, and Division shall
include that portion OF SAID city bounded by
Liberty, Castor, East Broad and Prica,
streets.
authority aforesaid, That all the sidewalks
In Divisions A, Il, q and ID shall be paved Ia
terms OF the existing ordinance in relation to
the paving of sidewalks. and that the side-
walks Of said Divisions f, II, G., ii, and X
shall be graded according TO elvations to be-
furnished by the City Surveyor with a pitch
OF one-haf inch TO each foot in width toward
the roadway OF the streets, and with curb
OF not less than twelve by three inches in
dimensions.
SEC. l. And it If further ordained by tina
authority aforesaid, That the paving OF tho
sidewalks OF Division A shall he finished by
jan. /, 1887; those OF Division b by Feb. l.,
1887: those OF Division q by March /, 1857;
those of Division ID by April |, 1887; that the
grading OF those OF Division Il by May |. 1887;
those OF Division + by Mayl, 1857; and those
of Division G by Dec. l. 1887; and those Of Di-
vision II by Feb. i, 1888; and those Of Division
and by April |. 1888. But the said Mayor
and Aldermen OF the city Of Savannah may,
by resolution, extend the times Of paving or
grading az above set forth not more than
sixty 1907 days.
SIC. 8. And it 10 further ordained by the
authority aforesaid, That II sand paving or
grading is not completed by said above speci-
fled dates by the owner or owners Of the
abutting property. then said work may be
done under the direction OF the Committee
on Streets and Lanes at tho expense Of such
owner or owners, either by days work or
contract in the discretion of said committee.
A nd when said work Is done by said commit
tee, If the owner or owners OF the abuttin8
property fail to pay tho cost of the same
within thirty days from the date OF compile
ton Of the same. then and in that event tina
Treasurer OF SAID city shall issue execution
for the amount and cost OF such work and put
the same Ia the hands OF che City Marshal, by
him To be levied on the property OF such
owner or owners OF the abutting properly.
aud satisfied by the sale OF such property ac-
cordng To the laws Of Georgia governing
MrrehAps ga es.
ORDINANCE. AUG Is, 1851
SEC. II. Every owner OF lot. piece or par
Gel OF ground within the corporate limits OF 4
the city Of Savannah, whether the same be
owned ia fee simple or held under the usual
title from the city, shall be bound within the
time prescribed by ordinance to place goocf
and Sufficient pavement or sidewalk OF frs
quality OF brick or iiag stones, the curb Ca
which shall in every instance be OF ourhi
stones along the whole length and depth of
said lot, which may front on any street or
square OF the city, and said pavement or side
walk shall be Of the width prescribed by this
code, and Of such height and level as shall ID
marked out bg the City Surveyor